Sunday, August 7, 2011

The war in Afghanistan through a different lense

Foreign Policy featured a piece giving a stunning and unique look into the war in Afghanistan. Photoghraphers used the app Hipstamatic to capture the interactions of US Marines and the Afghans from 2010 and 2011.

More photos found at the bottom when you click on the link. Beautiful pictures

Left: An Afghan National Army soldier covers his face with a plastic bag in a dust storm at Combat Outpost 7171 on Oct. 28, 2010.

Right: Afghan villagers from Kunder on Oct. 29, 2010.

Left: Refugee children peep inside a makeshift house at the Charahi Qambar refugee camp on Feb. 27.

Right: Daniel Gretebeck, 21, from South Lyon, Michigan, rests on his cot at Forward Operating Base Minden, Helmand province, on Oct. 31, 2010.

View the full piece over at Foreign Policy.

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